‘Return to abnormal’: French newspapers mark the end of lockdown

IN THE PAPERS – Monday, May 11: There’s a mix of gratitude, nostalgia and uncertainty in the French papers as they herald the end of the country’s eight-week lockdown. Le Parisien and 20 Minutes salute essential workers, Libération declares a “return to abnormal”, and l’Opinion notes that France is “de-confined but defiant”. Speaking of defiance, we end with the story of two rather “buoyant” lockdown-defying bathers.